George Russell “Shorty” RichardsonAge: 62 years1886–1948
- Name
- George Russell “Shorty” Richardson
- Given names
- George Russell
- Surname
- Richardson
- Nickname
- Shorty
 Birth | January 7, 1886 27 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Martin Richardson December 12, 1887 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Goldia Mae “Goldie” Richardson December 1, 1889 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Earl Breckenridge Richardson May 30, 1893 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Lillian Maud Kennedy — View this family December 20, 1904 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia Cynthia Shemwell Obituary Note: The Sedalia Democrat, Sun., Nov. 14, 1905 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 31 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson December 9, 1933 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell October 10, 1942 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 8, 1948 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Noble IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: May 5, 1858 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 9, 1933 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Birth: November 23, 1883 25 26 — Missouri, United States Death: March 21, 1977 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years himself |
Birth: January 7, 1886 27 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1948 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Birth: December 12, 1887 29 30 — Missouri, United States Death: January 10, 1960 |
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2 years younger sister |
Birth: December 1, 1889 31 32 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 22, 1986 — Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Birth: May 30, 1893 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: February 7, 1969 — California, United States |
| Family with Lillian Maud Kennedy |
| himself |
Birth: January 7, 1886 27 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1948 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Lillian Maud Kennedy Birth: October 20, 1887 Death: June 6, 1974 |
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Marriage: December 20, 1904 — Oklahoma, United States |
George Russell “Shorty” Richardson has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (41)
Parents William McKenley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents James C Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth Roley
Parents John Russell Rukes + Elphina Ella Shemwell
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
Parents Edward M Richardson + Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson - Household
Flat Creek, Pettis, Missouri
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